Mangia Con Elena

  Chicken Broth and Pastina Soup I nstagram  @mangia.con.elen a When I think of the times I was under the weather as a child, I think of the comforting simple soup that my mom would serve me. In Italian it is called pastina. It soothed not only the physical ailments but also emotional. From colds to broken hearts, it just made eveyrthing a little bit better. Not to mention the known health benefits of bone broth, garlic and turmeric ( my version)! There  was always fresh broth in our house. Bags of it in the freezer and containers in the fridge. My mom would make it once a week and it was either chicken, vegetable or beef stock depending on the meat available to her or what her meal plans were for that week.  On cold winter days, I would run home for lunch and the smell of that amazing pastina soup would envelope me as I opened the door.  It was just what I needed on those very cold days!  Sometimes, if we were lucky, she would shred the chicken from the broth and cut up the carrots an